Orange Glazed Roast Duck

We started with six ducks. Very loud, gluttonous and stupid, quite demanding and actually two of them turned out to be quite delicious when slow roasted with marmalade and maple syrup.

Free Range Duck

The remaining four ducks are well behaved and are now laying eggs.

Orange Glazed Free Range Roast Duck

(1) Free range duck – plucked 4lb

40g maple syrup

60g honey

20g Dijon mustard

2 sprigs fresh thyme (1/2 teaspoon dried)

100 ml orange juice 1/2 cup

100 ml balsamic vinegar

3 cloves fresh garlic

2 oz cognac or quatro liquor

1 tbsp grated ginger

3 tbsp marmalade

Combine these ingredients in a large bowl. Dip the duck in the marinade and thoroughly cover it. Put it in the oven with the vegetables below and use the remaining sauce to pour onto the duck while baking every 15-30min

Fresh baked glazed root vegetables

To the bottom of the pan add

4 medium chopped Pemberton potatoes

4 carrots roughly chopped

4 beets

4 onions / cloves of garlic and basil

2 tbsp oil, fat or butter

As the duck is baking every 15-30 min scoop the juices from the pan over the duck and roasting vegetables. Cook the duck at 375 F for about 1 and a half hours.